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- Free walking routes through Hangzhou’s old cityHangzhou’s old city is best explored at walking pace. The historic centre gathers former imperial streets, market lanes, temple courtyards, city gates and…
- How to attend a tea art performance in HangzhouHangzhou is one of China’s easiest cities in which to encounter a tea art performance rather than simply a cup of tea. Around West Lake, Meijiawu and the…
- The Best Places For A Traditional Zhouzhuang-Style Bridge PhotoA stone arch rising above calm water, with whitewashed walls, dark tiled roofs and a narrow canal beneath it, creates the classic Jiangnan water-town image.…
- Wushan Square And Hangzhou’s Historic Shopping StreetsWushan Square sits at the southern edge of Hangzhou’s central West Lake district, where the city’s modern streets meet the old lanes of Qinghefang. It is a…
- How to Plan a Family Day at Hangzhou Polar Ocean ParkFor Australian families visiting Zhejiang, Hangzhou Polar Ocean Park offers a welcome change of pace from historic gardens, lakeside walks and long journeys…
- The most scenic drives through Hangzhou's surrounding mountainsHangzhou is often experienced from the shore of West Lake, yet its wider landscape rewards anyone willing to take the wheel. West of the city, tea-covered…
- Xiangji Temple and the traditions of incenseXiangji Temple, also called Xiangji Si in Mandarin, is one of Hangzhou’s most atmospheric Buddhist sites, set beside the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal in…
- How to Visit Hangzhou Arts and Crafts Museum WorkshopsHangzhou’s Arts and Crafts Museum offers a practical way to understand the city’s creative traditions beyond its famous lake views and tea plantations.…
- After-dark bites: Hangzhou's dumpling trailHangzhou is a city that keeps eating well after sunset. Along older shopping streets and beside West Lake, small kitchens turn out baskets of steamed buns,…
- Huanglong Cavern: a guide to Zhejiang’s underground wondersHuanglong Cavern, also translated as Yellow Dragon Cave, lies near Shitan town in Yueqing, a county administered by Wenzhou in eastern Zhejiang Province. The…